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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2005
Anthony Correale, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Lewis Goldiez, Apex, NC (US);
Anthony Correale, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Lewis Goldiez, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An N-set associative cache organization is disclosed. The cache organization comprises a plurality of SRAMs, wherein the data within the SRAMs such that a first 1/N of a plurality of cache lines is within a first portion of the plurality of SRAMs and last 1/N portion of the plurality of cache lines is within a last portion plurality of SRAMs. By using this method for organizing the caches, power can be reduced. Given an N-way set associative cache, in this method provides up to 1/N power reduction in the data portions of the SRAMs.